history

I own a large number of historical documents, from books to personal letters, which deserve to be shared as I am able to scan and transcribe them. This page will serve as a gathering point for these items.

A CARD — In 1864 a Civil War veteran in Farmington, Maine, distributed a peculiar little note to his friends and business associates (one assumes), accusing the local newspaper of publishing an article full of false and libelous statements about himself. Here are images of the original document and some research into who this veteran was and what may have caused his anger.

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Acknowledgments

David A. Woodbury is the author of all content posted at this site unless otherwise credited. Some stories and articles posted here have come from the books Tales to Harm Your Mind, Fire Wind & Yesterday, and The Clover Street News, also from the web sites DamnYankee.com and WelcomeToLincolnMaine.com (with thanks to Lee and Connie Rand), Bangor Metro magazine, and other sources. It never has been the author's intention to write for a living, therefore all material here is available without charge with grateful acknowledgment of WordPress for making this opportunity available at no charge. All photographs on this site were taken by or are owned by David A. Woodbury unless otherwise credited. All content, except Brother Lawrence (The Practice of the Presence of God), is protected by copyright and, except for brief quotes for innocent purposes, no copyrighted material on this site may be sold or disseminated by any means without express permission of the author.